Leadership 2012 Roundup
Yes, we’re at the point in the campaign where we can’t go a couple of days without plenty of developments – even in the absence of formal debates or other…
2012
Mythologizing the Past and the Future
Our regular readers will know that we have often been puzzled by Paulie's odd desire to be associated by horses. We are no longer all that puzzled: Aside from the…
Does Anyone Really Think Those ConglomerNet Bills Are Dead?
AllTheLobShopsThatFit MrHollywoodGoesToWashingtonVille Because if they do they’re crazy. Here’s the lede of Richard Verrier’s story on the matter in the LA Times today: After a week in which their anti-piracy…
About those radical foreign interests opposed to the latest tar-sand pipeline
Rick Mercer injects a whack of sanity and hilarity to the absurd notion that opposition to the Northern Enbridge is driven by “foreign interests” If you are not sure what…
Jan. 21: let’s be nice today…
Let’s not talk about the rather important stories that the TandT didn’t notice. We won’t talk about their recent report of Harper announcing his crushing fear of an Iranian nuclear…
Trost Drops Hints?
Inertia and piecemeal solutions are the order of the day, unfortunately. Something major needs to be done. Getting rid of the Indian Act would be a good start. If legislation…
Edev värk / Fetching stuff
Edev värk / Fetching stuff – Animal & Insect Photos – Vaido’s Photoblog. Filed under: Beautiful Tagged: nature photography
Cops Behaving Badly: Doubleplusungood
Today’s entry in the annals of rotten cop behavior is a two-fer. First, from Florida, a disturbing case of racist elder abuse, caught on dashcam (despite the cop’s efforts to…
Wall Strikes Out on Fiscal Federalism
Saskatchewan’s Brad Wall recently issued a statement exhorting his fellow Premiers to blaze largely unspecified new trails on healthcare, Employment Insurance and Equalization. Unfortunately, he misses the ball on all…
Tired of getting ripped off
Perhaps it’s because I’ve been really, really poor (which now seems like a lifetime ago) or perhaps it’s because I don’t like wasting money or maybe even because I hate…
Molly’sBlog 2012-01-21 14:44:00
HUMOUR: WITHOUT STRUGGLE THERE IS NO VICTORY:
Who, Exactly, Is The CBC News Div. Fighting?
______________________________ So. Who, exactly, did the CBC ‘News Div.’ allegedly vanquish so that Mr. Baldrey could once again love the smell of napalm in the morning? Evil Bloggers? Partisan Pols?…
“Counselling”, anti-choice style
On what deranged planet would this be considered “counselling”?: Newsflash, fetus fetishists: the fence is there for a reason, and it’s not so your fat asses can get some exercise…
Two Quick Polls
The first is the somewhat talked about Forum poll which showed everyone gaining a bit after the Green collapse of the last Forum poll. Topline numbers were 35-28-25, which in…
Give Ron Paul credit
When he's right he's right. And some of his other policies, such as decriminalizing most narcotics, make sense too. Don't count him out just yet: Ron Paul Mounts Challenge to…
Catherine Lord Confesses: DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Intended To Exclude Intellectually Disabled
“Catherine Lord, the director of the Institute for Brain Development at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, and a member of the committee overseeing the revisions, said that the goal was to ensure that…
Saturday Photo: A Couple of Pictures from the Portuguese
We’re eating Portoguese this evening, and my thoughts are wandering back to Lisbon. It’s been three years since I visited that lovely city, but the images remain fresh. Here are…
Harper’s Attack, Redford’s Consensus: Building National Support for the Oilsands
The Alberta Oilsands are a source of intense debate and discord both domestically and internationally. However, the future prosperity of the nation is inherently linked to Canada’s ability to take…
Harper’s Attack, Redford’s Consensus: Building National Support for the Oilsands
The Alberta Oilsands are a source of intense debate and discord both domestically and internationally. However, the future prosperity of the nation is inherently linked to Canada’s ability to take…
Harper’s Attack, Redford’s Consensus: Building National Support for the Oilsands
The Alberta Oilsands are a source of intense debate and discord both domestically and internationally. However, the future prosperity of the nation is inherently linked to Canada’s ability to take…